Active World is an virtual interactive, 3D 'world' that can be either teacher or student-created. Possibilities for use can span grade levels and subject areas. This is a closed area from Cornell, so you need to be invited.
Stacey Lazarus will be working with BOCES on setting up several training sites for us to practice in. Contact him if you are interested.
Suggested to leave grid for alignment purposes.
Shift: move through objects
Ctrl: run
OPTION-citizen-can change name each time
laptop: fn? up, fn: down
SHOW: Whisper lets you talk privately
If in different worlds...build contact list to send telegrams...right click on their avatar, add contact. see contact list on the left tab. can send file, telegram. Retreive from left tab telegram.
Copy/paste entire chat and send to others.
Left tab:Contacts: can invite
To create: copy(right click) duplicate, then move it, change items in text boxes, then "x" out.
double sided sign-easy way is to get a picture(need url) and spin it. Thought-create powerpoint, save jpg, post into pbworks to get url. must be jpeg or gif
example of picture from powerpoint jpeg, rotate, and open a url window: create picture http://slazarus.pbworks.com/f/Created%20by%20Stacey.jpg, rotate 10; activate url http:.//www.google.com
teleport moves you. bump-have to hit an object, warp-see moving to new location
Stacey Lazarus will be working with BOCES on setting up several training sites for us to practice in. Contact him if you are interested.
Suggested to leave grid for alignment purposes.
Shift: move through objects
Ctrl: run
OPTION-citizen-can change name each time
laptop: fn? up, fn: down
SHOW: Whisper lets you talk privately
If in different worlds...build contact list to send telegrams...right click on their avatar, add contact. see contact list on the left tab. can send file, telegram. Retreive from left tab telegram.
Copy/paste entire chat and send to others.
Left tab:Contacts: can invite
To create: copy(right click) duplicate, then move it, change items in text boxes, then "x" out.
double sided sign-easy way is to get a picture(need url) and spin it. Thought-create powerpoint, save jpg, post into pbworks to get url. must be jpeg or gif
example of picture from powerpoint jpeg, rotate, and open a url window: create picture http://slazarus.pbworks.com/f/Created%20by%20Stacey.jpg, rotate 10; activate url http:.//www.google.com
teleport moves you. bump-have to hit an object, warp-see moving to new location
http://wiki.activeworlds.com/index.php?title=Build
When Andrea did a course, 1-face to face 90 minute, 2-online together to trouble shot
Movies must be .wmv to be used
"activate noise(media?)" with uploaded podcast to wiki
GROUP items: click and shift group to collect items. save as group, then go to new object(change it) and "load object group"
Left tab-world-building world has features to use look right to white sign of building.
When find poperty: teleport(menu):make this my own